Planning and Land Use Management Committee

JOURNAL – PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Tuesday, February 7, 2023 JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER, ROOM 340, CITY HALL ­ 2:00 PM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS­ MEMBERS: DAWSON, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER GILBERT A. CEDILLO COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ (Candy Rosales ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (213) 978­1078 Questions can be submitted to clerk.plumcommittee@lacity.org) Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, and due to concerns over COVID­19, this Los Angeles City Council committee meeting will take all public comment by teleconference. The audio for this meeting is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.org/calendar. The live audio can also be heard at: (213) 621­CITY (Metro), (818) 904­9450 (Valley), (310) 471­CITY (Westside) and (310) 547­CITY (San Pedro Area). 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For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT Transcription (CART), Assistive Listening Devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability, you are advised to make your request at least 72 hours prior to the meeting/event you wish to attend. Due to difficulties in securing Sign Language Interpreters, five or more business days notice is strongly recommended. For additional information, please contact the Legislative Assistant listed above. Notice to Paid Representatives: If you are compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require you to register as a lobbyist and report your activity. See Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. More information is available at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 22­0561 CD 9 CONTINUED FROM 2/7/2023 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8, and Article 19, Section 15331, Class 31 of the State CEQA Guidelines, and report from the Cultural Heritage Commission relative to the inclusion of the Hoffman Candy Company, located at 6600 South Avalon Boulevard, in the list of Historic­Cultural Monuments. Applicant: Margot Gerber, Art Deco Society of Los Angeles Owner: 6600 Avalon Properties, LLC Case No. CHC­2022­795­HCM Environmental No. ENV­2022­796­CE Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONTINUED TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED (2) 22­1525 CD 11 Sustainable Communities Project Exemption (SCPE), No. ENV­2021­ 9384­SCPE, and report from the Department of City Planning relative to determining that the proposed project, Case No. VTT­83060­HCA; ZA­ 2021­9385­ZV­DB­VHCA, is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21155.1, and qualifies as a transit priority project pursuant to PRC Section 21155(b) that is declared to be a Sustainable Communities Project, which by definition means that the proposed project is consistent with the general land use designations, density, building intensity, and applicable policies specified for the project area in the Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy prepared by the Southern California Association of Governments pursuant to PRC Section 21155(a); and contains more than 50 percent residential; provides a minimum net density greater than 20 units an acre; and is within one­half mile of a major transit stop or high­quality transit corridor included in a 2021­9385­ZV­DB­VHCA, is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21155.1, and qualifies as a transit priority project pursuant to PRC Section 21155(b) that is declared to be a Sustainable Communities Project, which by definition means that the proposed project is consistent with the general land use designations, density, building intensity, and applicable policies specified for the project area in the Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy prepared by the Southern California Association of Governments pursuant to PRC Section 21155(a); and contains more than 50 percent residential; provides a minimum net density greater than 20 units an acre; and is within one­half mile of a major transit stop or high­quality transit corridor included in a regional transportation plan per PRC Section 21155(b); and, that meets all criteria of Subdivisions (a) and (b), including environmental criteria, land use criteria, and at least one criteria (affordable housing) of Subdivision (c) of PRC Section 21155.1; for the redevelopment of the site with a new 6­ story, mixed­use development consisting of ground­level community serving, commercial retail uses with market rate, and affordable housing units above. The Proposed Project would include 144 residential units, 40 dwelling units will be in the City of Los Angels with 3 units set as very low income, of which 19 would be affordable, and approximately 19,431 square feet of commercial space fronting West Washington Boulevard and Zanja Street. Approximately 30,941 square feet of open space and 3,740 square feet of landscaping would also be included through the Proposed Project. Parking spaces would be provided in two levels of below grade parking and on the ground floor. The proposed development includes 6­ story mixed­use portion with two levels of subterranean parking within the City of Culver City and a 5­story portion with two levels of subterranean parking within the City of Los Angeles. Within the City of Los Angeles, the project includes a Vesting Tract Map to vacate the alley that bisects the project site and merge two lots into one 23,484 square­foot ground lot. The total residential and common area building square footage of the Proposed Project would be approximately 167,625 square feet, with approximately 106,570 square feet in Culver City and approximately 41,624 square feet in Los Angeles. The portion of the Project located in Culver City would include approximately 19,431 square feet of commercial uses. The floor to area ratio (FAR) for the Proposed Project would be 3.7 in Culver City and 2.5 in the City of Los Angeles. As proposed, the Project would include approximately 130,319 square feet of residential uses above the main floor, approximately 15,487 square feet of common area, 19,012 square feet of retail uses, and 419 square feet of lobby space on the ground floor. The Proposed Project would include 234 parking spaces, with 28 spaces at ground level and 206 spaces provided in a two­level subterranean garage. The Proposed Project would also include four retail bicycle parking spaces, six short­term residential bicycle parking spaces, 54 long­term bicycle parking spaces, and five non­residential bicycle parking spaces, for the properties located at 12717 ­ 12761 West Washington Boulevard, (City of Culver City); 3984 ­ 3988 South Meier Street and 12740 ­ 12750 West Zanja Street, (City of Los Angeles). Applicant: Triangle Centre LP Representative: Andrew Brady, DLA Piper LLP Case Nos. VTT­83060­HCA; ZA­2021­9385­ZV­DB­VHCA Environmental No. ENV­2021­9384­SCPE  subterranean garage. The Proposed Project would also include four retail bicycle parking spaces, six short­term residential bicycle parking spaces, 54 long­term bicycle parking spaces, and five non­residential bicycle parking spaces, for the properties located at 12717 ­ 12761 West Washington Boulevard, (City of Culver City); 3984 ­ 3988 South Meier Street and 12740 ­ 12750 West Zanja Street, (City of Los Angeles). Applicant: Triangle Centre LP Representative: Andrew Brady, DLA Piper LLP Case Nos. VTT­83060­HCA; ZA­2021­9385­ZV­DB­VHCA Environmental No. ENV­2021­9384­SCPE Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from Department of City Planning dated December 5, 2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (3) 22­1593 CD 10 CONTINUED FROM 2/21/2023 Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA), No. ENV­ 2019­2568­SCEA, Mitigation Monitoring Program prepared for the SCEA, and related California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings; report from the Department of City Planning relative to compliance with the CEQA requirements for the use of a SCEA, as authorized by Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21155.2(b), for the future consideration of the development of the project identified as Planning Case No. CPC­2019­ 2567­GPAJ­VZCJ­HD­CUB­SPR; for the determination that the proposed project is a transit priority project, as defined by PRC Section 21155, that is consistent with the general use designations, density, building intensity, and applicable policies specified for the project area in the Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS) prepared by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG); contains more than 50 percent residential; provides a minimum net density greater than 20 units an acre; and is within one­half mile of a major transit stop or high­quality transit corridor included in a regional transportation plan; the proposed project is a residential or mixed­use project as defined by PRC Section 21159.28(d), that incorporates all feasible mitigation measures, performance standards, or criteria set forth in the prior environmental reports, including SCAG’s 2016­2040 RTP/SCS and 2020­ 2045 RTP/SCS Program Environmental Impact Reports; all potentially significant or significant effects required to be identified and analyzed pursuant to CEQA in an initial study have been identified and analyzed in an initial study; and with respect to each significant effect on the environment required to be identified in the initial study, changes or alterations have been required in or incorporated into the Project that avoids or mitigates the significant effects to a level of insignificance; mitigation measures will be made enforceable conditions on the Project; for the proposed demolition of five existing commercial buildings, one single­family house, and hardscape and the construction of an eight­story (88'­6" high to top of parapet), mixed­use building with 40,500 square­feet  environmental reports, including SCAG’s 2016­2040 RTP/SCS and 2020­ 2045 RTP/SCS Program Environmental Impact Reports; all potentially significant or significant effects required to be identified and analyzed pursuant to CEQA in an initial study have been identified and analyzed in an initial study; and with respect to each significant effect on the environment required to be identified in the initial study, changes or alterations have been required in or incorporated into the Project that avoids or mitigates the significant effects to a level of insignificance; mitigation measures will be made enforceable conditions on the Project; for the proposed demolition of five existing commercial buildings, one single­family house, and hardscape and the construction of an eight­story (88'­6" high to top of parapet), mixed­use building with 40,500 square­feet of commercial space and 251 residential units, including 29 income­ restricted units, above two levels of subterranean parking with 284 automobile parking spaces and 204 bicycle parking spaces, the first floor will contain two residential lobbies, 18,000 square­feet of commercial space, outdoor seating areas, an internal courtyard, and a public parklet at the corner of Harvard Boulevard and 8th Street, the second floor will contain 7,000 square­feet of commercial office space, 15,500 square­feet of creative office space, 18 live/work loft units, and 4,500 square­feet of communal area for the floor, the third floor is a loft level, and the fourth through eighth floors will contain the remaining residential units and residential amenities, the building will total 292,820 square­feet on a 63,118.5 square­foot lot and require the export of 58,300 cubic yards of soil intended for the Azusa Land Reclamation landfill approximately 27 miles east of the project site, there are no protected trees on or adjacent to the Project Site. Fifteen (15) non­protected on­site trees proposed for removal and replacement on site; for the properties located at 3431 ­ 3455 West 8th Street, 749 ­ 767 South Harvard Boulevard, and 744 ­ 762 South Hobart Boulevard. Applicant: Charles Park and Associates, LLC Representative: Steve S. Kim Case No. CPC­2019­2567­GPAJ­VZCJ­HD­CUB­SPR Environmental No. ENV­2019­2568­SCEA Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONTINUED TO FEBRUARY 21, 2023 (4) 22­1578 Motion (Raman – Hutt) relative to instructing the City Administrative Officer with the assistance from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority to report with recommendations for the creation of a standardized Request for Proposal process and site review process for privately­owned parcels and buildings to be considered for development or acquisition as interim housing sites. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (4) 22­1578 Motion (Raman – Hutt) relative to instructing the City Administrative Officer with the assistance from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority to report with recommendations for the creation of a standardized Request for Proposal process and site review process for privately­owned parcels and buildings to be considered for development or acquisition as interim housing sites. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED Motion (Raman – Hutt) – (5) Yes; (0) No (5) 22­1231 CD 7 Mitigated Negative Declaration, No. ENV­2021­4571­MND, and Mitigation Monitoring Program, and related California Environmental Quality Act findings; report from the North Valley Area Planning Commission (NVAPC), and Appeal filed by Victor Mineros, Teamsters Local 396 (Representative: Jordan R. Sisson, Esquire, Law Office of Jordan R. Sisson), from the determination of the NVAPC, in approving a Mitigated Negative Declaration as the environmental clearance for the demolition of two existing light industrial buildings and the construction, use and maintenance of a new, one­story (with a 12,000­square­foot mezzanine), 39 feet six inches tall, 155,446­square­foot warehouse, distribution and manufacturing center, including 6,400 square feet of office space, 27 loading docks, 143 parking spaces, and 32 bicycle parking spaces; for the property located at 12744 North San Fernando Road. Applicant: Bruce Herbkersman, Rexford Industrial Representative: Josh Kreger, Craig Lawson and Company, LLC Case No. ZA­2021­4570­ZAA Environmental No. ENV­2021­4571­MND Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONTINUED TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED (6) 21­0808 CD 3 City Attorney report relative to a request for attorney fees, pursuant to the ruling in Yes In My Backyard, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. (Planning and Land Use Management Committee waived consideration of this matter.) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from City Attorney dated December 6, 2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (6) 21­0808 CD 3 City Attorney report relative to a request for attorney fees, pursuant to the ruling in Yes In My Backyard, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. (Planning and Land Use Management Committee waived consideration of this matter.) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from City Attorney dated December 6, 2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (7) 22­0652 CD 14 CONTINUED FROM 1/17/2023 Categorical Exemption, ENV­2019­7193­CE, from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15332, Class 32, of the CEQA Guidelines, and related CEQA findings; report from the Central Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (CLAAPC), and Appeals filed by: 1) Concerned Citizens for Santa Fe Art Colony (Representative: Channel Law Group); and, 2) Sylvia Tidwell, Santa Fe Art Colony Tenants Association, from the determination of the CLAAPC, in approving a Categorical Exemption as the environmental clearance for the rehabilitation and conversion of an existing warehouse located at the rear of the property to joint living and work quarters for artists and artisans with 18 new dwelling units and 18 required onsite parking spaces (24 new on­ site parking spaces provided by the applicant), for the property located at 2345 South Santa Fe Avenue, subject to Conditions of Approval. Applicant: Art Colony Property LLC Representative: three6ixty Case: ZA­2019­7192­ZAD­1A Environmental No. ENV­2019­7193­CE­1A Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted DENIED the appeals, and thereby SUSTAINED the determination of the Central Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (CLAAPC) as detailed in the Report from CLAAPC dated June 1, 2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (8) 22­0945 CD 12 Categorical Exemption, and related California Environmental Quality Act findings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission; and draft Ordinance relative to a Zone Change from (T)(Q)C1­1VL, (Q)C1­1VL, C1­ 1VL, (Q)C4­1VL, C4­1VL, and P­1VL to C4­ 1 VL across an entire 11.7 acre existing shopping center development, the existing 163,073 square foot, approximately 32 feet in height shopping center includes 36 tenant spaces providing retail and service uses, 26,152 square feet of landscaping, and 630 parking spaces, no new construction is proposed; for the properties located at 6400 ­ 6534 North Platt Avenue, subject to  CLAAPC dated June 1, 2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (8) 22­0945 CD 12 Categorical Exemption, and related California Environmental Quality Act findings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission; and draft Ordinance relative to a Zone Change from (T)(Q)C1­1VL, (Q)C1­1VL, C1­ 1VL, (Q)C4­1VL, C4­1VL, and P­1VL to C4­ 1 VL across an entire 11.7 acre existing shopping center development, the existing 163,073 square foot, approximately 32 feet in height shopping center includes 36 tenant spaces providing retail and service uses, 26,152 square feet of landscaping, and 630 parking spaces, no new construction is proposed; for the properties located at 6400 ­ 6534 North Platt Avenue, subject to Modified Conditions of Approval and Findings. Applicant: Mick Meldrum, ICI Development Company Representative: Rosenheim and Associates Case No. CPC­2020­6413­ZC Environmental No. ENV­2020­6414­CE Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED Report from Los Angeles City Planning Commission and draft Ordinance, dated February 24, 2023 – (5) Yes; (0) No If you challenge this Committee's action(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record. Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System, at lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00­0000). Telecommunication Relay Services Telephone communication is one of the most important forms of communication in society today. Due to advancements in technology, telephone devices have evolved with new services and capabilities. Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability are following these trends and are rapidly migrating to more advanced telecommunications methods, both for peer­to­peer and third­party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications. Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers ­ generally telephone companies ­ are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no cost to the TRS user. What forms of TRS are available?There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY­Based TRS; Speech­to­Speech Relay Service; Shared Non­English Language Relay Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications­relay­service­trs. Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the CA is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello. This is the relay service .. . " when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf, hard­of­hearing, or has a speech disability. For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit theFCC's Disability Rights Office website. Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers ­ generally telephone companies ­ are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no cost to the TRS user. What forms of TRS are available?There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY­Based TRS; Speech­to­Speech Relay Service; Shared Non­English Language Relay Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications­relay­service­trs. Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the CA is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello. This is the relay service .. . " when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf, hard­of­hearing, or has a speech disability. For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit theFCC's Disability Rights Office website.